The Usher Armory

Usher: (Featherstone, co. York.). Argent. three lions' paws couped and erect sable.

NOTE: This is only my interpretation of the Arms.

Usher: Or, a chevron between three billets ermine Crest - A Doric pillar argent winged or.

NOTE: This is only my interpretation of the shield. There is no crest displayed.

Usher: Argent, three lions' paws couped gules.

NOTE: This is only my interpretation of the Arms.

Usher: Sable three lions' paws couped and erect argent armed gules.

NOTE: This is only my interpretation of the Arms.

Usher: (New England; borne by the Hon. JOHN USHER, Lieutenant Governor of New Hampshire). Argent. three lions' paws couped and erect sable Crest - A lion's paw couped and erect sable holding a wand argent.

NOTE: This is only my interpretation of the shield. There is no crest displayed.

Usher: (Santry and Cromlin, co. Dublin; descended from ARLAND USHER, Baliff of the city of Dublin, 1460-62, and Mayor of the city, 1469 and 1471, who by his first wife, ALSONE TAYLOR, had one son, THOMAS USHER, whose only dau. and heir ALSONE USHER, m. first WILLIAM BOTTE Esq., [sic. This should be William  BATHE or de BATHE] of Athcarne, co. Meath, and second, JOHN BELLEW Esq., of Bellewstown, same co.; by his second wife, ANNE BIRFORD, he had two sons, JOHN USHER, ancestor of USHER, of Santry, Dublin, Balsoon, and USHER, Archbishop of Armagh, and CHRISTOPHER USHER, ancestor of USHER, of Donnybrook, and of cos. Monaghan, Waterford, and Wexford; Fun. Ent. Ulster's Office, 1615, RICHARD USHER, great-grandson of the above ARLAND USHER, by his second wife). Azure a chevron ermine between three batons or.

NOTE: This is only my interpretation of the Arms.

Usher: (city of Dublin; descended from THOMAS USHER, second son of JOHN USHER, ancestor of USHER of Santry; Fun. Ent. Ulster's Office, 1636, Alderman WALTER USHER, of Dublin, son of JOHN USHER, Sheriff of Dublin 1592, who was eldest son of the above THOMAS USHER). Quaterly, 1st and 4th, same Arms; 2nd and 3rd, argent. three lions' gambs couped and erect sable armed gules

NOTE: This is only my interpretation of the Arms.

Usher: (HENRY USHER, Archbishop of Armagh and Lord Primate of all Ireland, 1595-1613, brother of JOHN USHER, Sheriff of Dublin 1592; Fun. Ent. Ulster's Office, of the Archbishop). Same Arms, over all a crescent gules for diff.

Note: This picture is taken from the Funeral entry in the Ulster Office. The arms shown here are "impaled" of which no mention is made above.

Usher: (Balsoon, co. Meath; descended from MARK USHER, eldest son of the Archbishop of Armagh; impalement Fun. Ent. Ulster's Office, WILLIAM HAMILTON, Esq., of Erenagh, co. Down, whose second wife was CHRISTIAN, dau of JOCELYN USHER, Esq., of Balsoon, grandson of HENRY, Archbishop of Armagh). Azure a chevron ermine between three batons or.

Usher: (Terfeghan, co. Meath; descended from Ven. LUKE USHER, Archdeacon of Armagh, 1622-32, second son of HENRY, Archbishop of Armagh; Fun. Ent. Ulster's Office 1633, of his second son, CHRISTOPHER USHER, Esq., of Terfeghan). Same Arms, with a crescent on a crescent for diff.

Usher: (Baltro, co. Louth, Sutton and Warrenstown, co. Meath; descended from JOHN USHER of Baltro, third son of HENRY, Archbishop of Armagh; Fun. Ent. Ulster's Office, 1658, of ELIZABETH, wife of Captain HENRY USHER, of Sutton, son of the above JOHN USHER). Same Arms.

Usher: (GEORGE USHER, of Dublin, merchant, brother of HENRY, Archbishop of Armagh, Fun. Ent. Ulster's Office, 1609). Same Arms, a martlet on a crescent for diff.

Usher: (JAMES USHER,  Archbishop of Armagh, 1624-55, nephew of HENRY, Archbishop of Armagh 1595; Fun. Ent. Ulster's Office 1598, of his father, ARNOLD USHER [sic ARLAND USHER]; the Archbishop left an only daughter and heir, ELIZABETH, who m. Sir TIMOTHY TYRRELL, Knt., of Oakley, co. Salop). Quaterly, 1st and 4th, azure a chevron ermine between three batons or; 2nd and 3rd, argent three lions' gambs couped and erect sable armed gules a mullet on a crescent for diff.

NOTE: This is taken from British Museum Add.MS., 5855,fc.66b as in the book "The Ussher Memmoirs".

The mullet and the crescent seem to be missing. There is no mention of the crest shown here, nor of the motto.

Usher: (CHRISTOPHER USHER, Ulster King of Arms 1588-97; from his Fun. Ent. Ulster's Office). Azure a chevron ermine between three batons or, an annulet on a crescent for diff.

Usher: (Donnybrook and Portrane, co. Dublin, the Castle of Grange, co. Wicklow, and Bridgefoot Street, Dublin; descended from CHRISTOPHER USHER, Mayor of Dublin, 1518 and 1524, second son of ARLAND USHER, Mayor of Dublin 1469. Sir WILLIAM USHER, Knt., of Donnybrook, knighted by Sir George Carey, Lord Deputy of Ireland, St. James Day, 1603, was grandson of the above CHRISTOPHER USHER by ALSONE, his wife, dau. of THOMAS FITZ-WILLIAM, Esq., of Merrion, co. Dublin; his son, ARTHUR USHER, Esq., of Donnybrook, had two surviving sons : I. Sir WILLIAM, Knt., of Portrane, who m. twice and had several sons; II BEVERLY, ancestor of ST. GEORGE USHER, Lord St. George, USHER, of Camphire, co. Waterford, USHER, of Cappagh, same co., and USHER, of Landscape, co. Wexford). Azure on a chevron ermine between three batons or, a lozenge, thereon the arms of FITZ-WILLIAM, viz., Gules on a bend cotised argent three popinjays vert. Crest - An arm couped below the elbow and erect, vested bendy or and azure holding in the hand proper a baton gold.

Usher: (Eastwell, Co. Galaway, Mount Usher, Co. Wicklow, and Co. Monaghan: descended from JOHN USHER, Master in Chancery, second son of Sir WILLIAM USHER, Knt., of Portrane). Azure on a chevron ermine between three batons argent. Crest - A cubit arm vested azure cuffed argent grasping a baton also argent. Motto - Ne vile velis.

Usher-St. George: (Lord St George, extinct). See ST. GEORGE.

Usher: (Camphire, co. Waterford). Same Arms and Crest as USHER, of Eastwell. Motto - Amor vincit omnia.

Usher: (Cappagh, co. Waterford). Same Arms and Crest, and Motto.

Usher: (Landscape, co. Wexford). Same Arms and Crest, and Motto.

Usher: (ADAM USHER, Ulster King of Arms 1629-33, second son of Sir WILLIAM USHER, Knt., of Donnybrook; Fun. Ent. Ulster's Office). Same Arms as USHER, of Donnybrook, a crescent for diff.

Usher: (Ballysaggartmore, co. Waterford; exemplified to ARTHUR KELLY, Esq., of Ballysaggartmore, on his assuming by royal license, 1843, the surname of USHER, in lieu of KIELY, in memory of his grandmother, SARAH, dau. of ARTHUR USHER, Esq., of Camphire, co. Waterford). Azure a chevron erminois between three batons or. Crest - A dexter cubit arm in pale, vested by bendy of six gules and or, cuffed erminois, in the hand proper a baton argent Motto - Ne vile velis.

Usher: Creation (U.K.) 1899, of Norton, Ratho, Midlothian, and of Wells, Hobkirk, Roxburghshire.

Arms - Gules, a saltire between four batons argent, garnished sable. Crest - A dexter arm couped below the elbow, vested azure, cuffed argent, holding in the hand a baton proper. Motto - Ne vile velis.

This was subsequently re-martriculated in 1901 by Frederick, second son of JOHN USHER, 1st Bt.

Usher: Arms as above, and (rematric. 7 Dec. 1901) "a bordure of the second." Crest (in lieu of above)- On a wreath of his liveries, a demi-fox proper, holding in its paw a baton argent, garnished sable. Motto as above., 

NOTE: There is no mention of the canton displaying a hand.

Beverley Grant Ussher USSHER formerly OF CAPPAGH:

ARMS (U.O.) - Azure, a chevron ermine between three batons or. Crest - An arm couped below the elbow and erect, vested bendy or and azure, holing in the hand proper a baton or. Motto - Amor vincit omnia.

Usher Colonel John Usher
, Lieut.-Governor of New Hampshire , 1692 .
Arms - Argent, three lions' gambs sable.
Crest - A lion's gamb sable holding a wand argent.

J. M. Elliot has a heraldic graphics site called Designs Of Wonder well worth a visit.

© Mark Usher 10 Jul 2004